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Version 81 · Passed House without amendment · Dec 5, 2007
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Grants the Committee on Education and Labor the authority provided under Rule X (Organization of Committees) of the Rules of the House of Representatives to adopt a rule authorizing and regulating the taking of depositions by its members or counsel, including pursuant to subpoena under Rule XI (Procedures of Committees and Unfinished Business), in furtherance of the Committee's investigation into: (1) the deaths of nine individuals that occurred during August 2007 at the Crandall Canyon Mine (also known as the Genwal Mine) near Huntington, Utah; (2 ) the events that may have led to those deaths; (3) the administration of relevant laws by government agencies, including the Department of Labor and the Mine Safety and Health Administration; and (4) other related matters.
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Rep. Miller, George [D-CA-7] · D–CA
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Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to without objection. (text: CR H14226)
Passed/agreed to in House: On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to without objection.(text: CR H14226)
Considered as privileged matter. (consideration: CR H14226-14117)
Placed on the House Calendar, Calendar No. 162.
Reported by the Committee on Rules. H. Rept. 110-473.
Reported by the Committee on Rules. H. Rept. 110-473.
Referred to the House Committee on Rules.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
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